Job overview

The Assistant Practitioner will function as part of the Emergency Department and Frailty therapy team within the Therapies Department under the supervision of qualified Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists.  They will utilise the knowledge and skills gained through the Foundation degree and/or equivalent work experience to support in the assessment and implementation of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy intervention with inpatients referred to the service.

They will undertake skilled and specialist support work with patients following guidelines which have been agreed and set by the qualified therapists and will be responsible for own caseload, progressing and amending treatment programs within agreed parameters as necessary. 

With support, there is also opportunity to supervise and support more junior staff.

Main duties of the job

To provide a high standard of care within their scope of practice as delegated by a registered therapist.

To carry a caseload identified by the therapist

To assess and carry out treatment plans under the direction of a qualified therapist and maintain the patients ability to function independently

To attend mandatory updates

To complete local competencies for the banding within an agreed timeframe

To work as part of an MDT

Working for our organisation

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.